KEY WORDS & USAGE: advantage

 advantage [əd`væntɪdʒ] n. 優勢，優點，益處，便利 衍：advantageous adj.; disadvantage n.

There are advantages and disadvantages in being the youngest child in the family.

身爲家中的老么，有好處也有壞處。

 

advantage noun

1 thing that helps

ADJ.

big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, overwhelming | clear, decided/decisive, definite, distinct, material, obvious, positive, real

Breastfeeding offers a clear advantage to your baby.

key, main, major, important, significant | dubious | unfair

The company has an unfair advantage over its competitors.

added, additional These computers have the added advantage of being cheap.

special | potential | comparative, relative | mutual

The plan would be to our mutual advantage.

natural

the natural advantages of countries with low labour costs

commercial, competitive, economic, educational, electoral, financial, military, personal, political, practical, psychological, social, strategic, tactical, technical, technological | cost, price, speed, tax

VERB + ADVANTAGE

have | gain, get

He would gain considerable advantage from staying in that job.

bring (sb), give sb, offer (sb)

Another qualification would give me a big advantage at job interviews.

press home

The commanders were keen to press home their advantage with a further offensive in the north.

outweigh

They argue that the possible risks attached to such vaccines vastly outweigh any advantages.

PREP.

to sb's ~

It is to your advantage to delay things for as long as possible.

~ in

There may be some advantage in laying down a clearer procedure.

~ over

East coast resorts have the advantage over west coast ones.

~ to

the advantage to both countries of closer economic ties

PHRASES

to good advantage, to sb/sth's best advantage

The bright lighting showed the jewels to their best advantage.

2 take advantage of: make use of

ADJ.

full, maximum

We took full advantage of the hotel facilities.

 

ADVANTAGE

[adj N] 32% full N, big N, several N

Despite the twin advantages of wealth and beauty, she did not have a happy life.

儘管擁有財富和美貌的雙重優勢，她的生活並不幸福。

[to N] 20% to N

It would be to your advantage (= it would improve the situation for you) to agree to his demands.

答應他的要求對你有利。

[n N] 10% field N, home N, tax N

Home advantage in soccer is due to many factors.

足球的主場優勢是由許多因素造成的。

[amount N] 9% amount N

And that's one advantage of having continual contact in the future.

這是未來持續接觸的一個優勢。

[(v) N of n] 8% (have) N of being

I thought I'd take advantage of the sports facilities while I'm here.

我想趁我在這兒期間，好好利用一下這裡的體育設施。